US Defense Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific: What Obama and Carter Will Leave Trump and Mattis

What will the Obama administration leave the incoming administration on Asia defense policy?

By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran for The Diplomat

December 09, 2016

The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Prashanth Parameswaran (@TheAsianist) discuss the Obama administration’s defense policy in the Asia-Pacific as the Trump administration prepares to take office, focusing on U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s final trips to India and Japan. The episode also covers Carter’s tenure at the U.S. Department of Defense, focusing on Asia-Pacific initiatives, including the “principled and inclusive security network” concept.

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